Question for anybody that may work in the service department

20 bucks.

If nothing else, it will deter them from doing it again! They can always swing by the car wash for 5 bucks.

My nickels worth,

Scott

I would clean off detail it and charge them 50 bucks for detailing. Add it to the bill.

It's a respect thing, IMO.

You can't work on a dirty bike, you have to clean it good first. It takes about 25-30mins to pressure wash one good. At $50/hr thats $25. Just add it to the bill, include the half hour you spent washing it with the time actually fixing it.

My. $0.02

Just my opinion,but I work on my friends bikes all the time and I charge them for the repairs.When I get done with the repairs,I wash and detail the bike,get it looking really good and when they come to get it they always leave me a nice $ tip! It's something they really appreciate and they always bring it back to me for their service.

I have a friend that owns an ATV repair shop. Hanging on the wall is a big sign that states that any muddy/dirty atv's brought to him are subject to a clean up fee.

Charge Them!!

the worst part of the deal is that when they pulled it into the shop, a family shop that we share, they parked it next to the hot water pressure washer.

I have all of the plastic taken off now, so while it is in a skeleton form I will blast it clean and then blast the plastic prior to putting her back together.

Let me also say that after working on the snowmobile on wheels, I still like my rubi better.

I worked at a honda shop in the 6 years ago in Muscatine, IA. Back then if a farmer brought in a muddy quad they got charged $60.00 extra for us to clean it..

Wash

Honda dealership here has a sign that shows a fee for washing of mud and cow dung.